In today's technology, people have much more control in choosing to have a baby. Methods such as fertility drugs, artificial insemination and surrogacy have enabled many people to become parents. On the other hand, modern forms of birth control also make it easier for sexually active people to prevent pregnancy. Reproductive technology is a good tool for choosing whether to have children. However, it is unfair to spend thousands of dollars to have a baby when there are countless children in the world without parents. First, reproductive technology is very expensive. Furthermore, the methods are very unnatural and morally wrong. Furthermore, there are many unwanted children who need parents. Reproductive procedures can cost up to twenty thousand dollars. And since the success rate of methods like IVF is only 20-30%, you may have to repeat the process several times (Gale). Most health insurance plans do not even cover the medical costs of performing such procedures. If a man has a low sperm count, artificial insemination can help. Artificial insemination is the procedure by which a doctor inserts a man's sperm into a woman's uterus. (Gale) Another popular technique used to help infertile people is in vitro fertilization. This occurs when several eggs are taken from a female and sperm is taken from a male. They are then combined in a Petri dish, then fertilization occurs. Once successfully performed, no more than four of them are reinserted into the woman's uterus. A similar process, called intra-fallopian gamete transfer, occurs when eggs and sperm are placed directly inside a woman's fallopian tubes. This method is successful about twice as often as in vitro fertilization (Gale). Many might argue that what they use their money for is not… half the paper… anyone's science library. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Network. March 24, 2014. Vladimir. "Raising awareness on the problem of hunger". Raising awareness on the problem of hunger., May 26, 2012. Web. March 24, 2014. "Prostitution." Current Issues: Macmillan Social Science Library. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Network. March 24, 2014.Schieve, Laura A., PhD., et al. “Low and very low birth weight in infants conceived with the use of assisted reproductive technology.” The New England Journal of Medicine 346.10 (2002): 731-7. ProQuest. Web. March 24, 2014. Bible Gateway." Bible Gateway. Biblica Inc., 1973. Web. March 24, 2014. "Adoptions in the United States, Fiscal Years 1998-2008." Digital Rights Management for E-Commerce Systems. Ed Dimitrios Tsolis, et al. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference, 2010. Opposing Views in Context March 24. 2014